I’ve stumbled upon some fantastic productcs by T-Jib.

Most impressive to me, is their T-Slide!  It’s basically a mini dolly that you can mount on a standard tripod to achieve what would normally take a dolly and some track to do properly.  This company is local to Atlanta, so I am really eager to purchase one of their products, and support a local company.

Here is the blurb from their website:

“The T-Slide is an innovative alternative to the traditional dolly when your shot can be achieved with up to 5 feet of camera motion. Other than long following dolly shots, most dolly moves are typically just a few feet. With the T-Slide, smooth camera motion can be achieved in a compact, easy to setup package. Are you constantly schlepping a bulky dolly, multiple pieces of track, then leveling the track over thresholds or uneven surfaces? With the T-Slide, just set the slider on a sturdy tripod, drop the monopods down and shoot. Shots can be set up in any angle to the subject including a perfect dolly push-in motion.

The T-Slide features four exceptionally smooth and quiet, state-of-the-art German bearings to control motion with a 100 mm base plate ready for your fluid head to be mounted directly to the unit. The bottom is fitted with either a 75mm or 100mm plate to fit directly to your bowl style tripod. Additionally, a standard Bogen half bowl can be mounted. The ends are pre-drilled with both 1/4 - 20 and 3/8 - 16 threaded mounting holes for optional monopods to add extra support to keep tripod from tipping as the camera reaches the ends. The T-Slide will fast become a workhorse in your productions, saving you considerable timeand adding exceptional value to your projects!

The T-Slide comes in two lengths a 48″ model with 41″ of sliding motion and a 67″ model with 60″ of sliding motion. The “M” series is designed for medium weight cameras up to 20lbs and the “H” Series is mounted on heavier rails and can accomodate up to 40+lb loads. Both are mounted on a solid 4″ by 1/2″ aircraft aluminum base. Weight range of the models is from 15 to 20lbs depending on length and model. It is important to note each model looses 7″ of travel due to the 6″ wide mounting plate and end stops.”